Nice pictures and trip report. I visited Fernandina beach years ago when piloting my boat from Annapolis to Key West. It was the week before Christmas, and in the morning the aluminium floating docks were covered with ice! Not what I expected in Florida.

Do you have a map of this ride you did? I'm coming down from Charleston to camp at Fort Clinch and this looks like a nice route.

coming from fort clinch, go south along the beach on A1A. you'll ride over big talbot island, and then little talbot island. the dirt section will be on your right after coming off little talbot island and the ferry will be on the left a half mile after that. there is only 3 roads south from fernandina.